Health Care Nurse

Non-Certified Support/Registered Nurse
Administration - Health Services ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205
Job Title: Registered Nurse - 2

Department: Special Education Department - Health Services
Supervisor: Health Services Supervisor
Compensation Range: $30.80 to $43.77 hourly (SY 24/25 Rate)
The primary function of the registered nurse is to work in collaboration with the Certified School Nurse to service the health needs of the school site, relative to both personal attention and in-service trainings.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the Board's strategic plan.
Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
Responsible for student health assessments and delivery of first aid in accordance with established policy and procedures.
Utilizes Health Services provided to a student as a means of direct and indirect teaching to students in regards to first aide, health concerns, and health awareness. Administers medication in compliance with state and board policies.
Performs special procedures to students as ordered by physician in accordance with standard medical practice.
Maintains a daily log of student visits to health office and makes appropriate documentation on individual health card.
Participates in health screening procedures: i.e. hearing and vision
Responsible to ensure accurate computerized data entry in regards to immunization dates, health examination, and medical condition codes.
Assists the certified School Nurse to maintain and use cumulative health records for all students.
Assists the Certified School Nurse to maintain lines of communication with teachers and other school personnel in order that cooperative action will meet the needs of pupils.
Cooperate with local colleges and universities to provide internships and community health experiences for interested students.
Ensure completion of accident reports for students/staff, in compliance with board policy, and submit monthly reports for statistical purposes.
Assess and makes appropriate suspected child abuse/neglect referrals.
Reports to the certified school nurse activities, observation, findings, staff concerns, on a scheduled or an as needed basis.
Follows District 205 Health Service Manual in regards to Policies and Procedures.
Attends registration and begins entering health information for the upcoming school year for own assignment as well as all District buildings.
Submits data for reimbursement of health services for own assignment as well as all District buildings.
Assumes other duties as delegated by Health Services Supervisor, who may make adjustments in the above-outlined scope of responsibilities.

Must be a professional registered nurse licensed within the State of Illinois
Willingness to obtain Certification through the Illinois Department of Public Health to become trained as Vision and Hearing Screener
Pediatric nursing experience preferred.

Nurses should demonstrate an excellent knowledge of nursing assessment, communication, and mediation skills. Ability and knowledge to work with local and state community agencies and resources in regard to medical care for children.

Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

• Voluntary life insurance
• Paid Sick and Personal time
• Paid holidays
• Membership in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) or Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Moderate in-district travel as well as intermittent in-state and out-of-state travel. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

• A registered nurse shall be considered to be competent when he/she consistently demonstrates the ability to transfer scientific knowledge from social, biological and physical sciences in applying the nursing process.
• The practice as a registered professional nurse means the full scope of nursing, with or without compensation, that incorporates caring for all patients in all settings, through nursing standards recognized by the Department, and includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
• The comprehensive nursing assessment of the health status of patients that addresses changes to patient conditions
• The development of a plan of nursing care to be integrated within the patient-centered health care plan that establishes nursing diagnoses and setting goals to meet identified health care needs, determining nursing interventions, and implementation of nursing care through the execution of nursing strategies and regimens ordered or prescribed by authorized healthcare professionals.
• The administration of medication and provision of nursing interventions to implement the plan of care.
• The provision for the maintenance of safe and effective nursing care rendered directly or through delegation.
• The evaluation of responses to interventions and the effectiveness of the plan of care.
• Communicating and collaborating with other health care professionals.
• The procurement and application of new knowledge and technologies.
• The provision of health education and counseling.
• Participating in development of policies, procedures, and system to support patient safety. (The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. X Climbing - Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. X Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

X Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
X Finger use - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with the fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.
The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision (Check one)

X Machine Operations - inspection, close assembly, clerical, administration. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, or visual inspection.
Mobile Equipment - This is a minimum standard for use with those who operate cars, trucks, forklifts, cranes, and high equipment.
X The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. (Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc.